Sundown Trail (1931)
39KSundown Trail (1931). 56m | Passed
“Frank Gruber once claimed there were only seven western plots. This would be the second in his list, the ranch story, in which outside forces threaten a rancher. In this case, itu0026#39;s Marion Shilling who has just inherited a ranch but if she wants it, she has to live on it for five years, lest it go to Tom Keene.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTom was a dedicated actor who occasionally got small roles in A pictures, but most of his work was in the Cowboy Bs. This is a decent example of the sort of shoot-em-ups that RKO turned out. Within a couple of years, however, they dropped their lesser efforts in favor of two long-running series, first with George Ou0026#39;Brien and later with Tim Holt.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis one is not just an early example of the singing cowboy western — people burst into song at reasonable moments — but also a pretty good western on its own. With Ted McCord handling the camera work and Yakima Canutt as a stunt double, itu0026#39;s a well-done if not terribly exceptional one-hour western.”
